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Cabinet
Cabinet approves continuation of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin beyond March, 2019 
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin  beyond March, 2019  Phase-II as follows:
- Total target for construction of 1.95 crore houses under PMAY-G Phase-II upto 2022.
- Continuation of rural housing scheme Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana -
- Gramin  in Phase-ll till 2019-20 as per the existing norms of PMAY-G Phase-l, with a target of 60 lakh houses involving financial implication of Rs.76,500 crore 
- Continuation of the scheme beyond 2019-20 upto 2021-22 in the next finance commission cycle, after due appraisal and approval based on third party evaluation of scheme/programme as per the extant procedure.
- Inclusion of additional eligible households from the final Awaas+ list into the Permanent Wait List  of PMAY-G, with a ceiling of 1.95 Cr, on priority for those States / UTs where PWL is exhausted and allocate target to these States / UTs with the approval of the Minister of Rural Development in consultation with the Ministry of Finance.
- Continuation of Program Management Unit  and National Technical Support Agency  till 2019-20.
- Borrowing for additional financial requirement through existing mechanism of EBR till the validity of the scheme.
- Reduction in administrative expenses from 4% to 2% of programme funds. 2% of the programme funds allocated for administrative component, shall be bifurcated. 0.30% of the programme funds shall be retained at the central level and the remaining 1.70% of the programme fund shall be released to the States/UTs as Administrative Fund.
Benefits:
The left out rural households who are houseless and / or living in dilapidated houses subject to a ceiling of 1.95 crore would be provided pucca houses by 2022.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Rejuvenation of Rivers
For conservation and rejuvenation of rivers, Jal Shakti Ministry has been supplementing efforts of the States/Union Territories  by providing financial and technical assistance for abatement of pollution in identified polluted stretches of rivers in the country through the Central Sector Scheme of Namami Gange for River Ganga and its tributaries, and the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National River Conservation Plan  for other rivers. Sewerage infrastructure and setting up of sewage treatment plants  in polluting towns/cities along the rivers are the important components of these programs.
In addition, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change  has recently released Detailed Project Reports  for Rejuvenation of 13 major rivers prepared by Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education , Dehradun in consultation with the State Forest Departments and other line Departments. These 13 rivers are Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, Jhelum, Luni, Yamuna, Mahanadi, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Cauvery, including Godavari and Krishna in Andhra Pradesh. Proposed outlay of these 13 DPRs is Rs.19,342.63 crore under 4 major components viz: implementation of forestry interventions, strengthening knowledge management & national capacity development, maintenance phase including scaling-up replication of successful models, and national coordination for forestry interventions and river conservation.
Works proposed under these DPRs include afforestation on river banks leading to increased green cover, measures to contain soil erosion, recharge ground water table, sequester carbon dioxide, catchment area treatment, ecological restoration, moisture conservation, livelihood improvement & income generation, ecotourism by developing river fronts, eco-parks and bringing awareness amongst the masses for improvement of water quality & flow in rivers.
These works are expected to be executed through the State Forest Departments together with State Agriculture, Horticulture, Urban Municipal Bodies & Rural Development, etc.
This information was given by the Minister of State, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Rural Development
Revision of Permission Work under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme 
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme  is a demand driven wage employment Scheme. The core objective of the Scheme is to provide not less than 100 days of unskilled manual work as a guaranteed employment in a financial year to every household in rural areas as per demand, resulting in creation of productive assets of prescribed quality and durability.
The details of households demanded employment and households offered employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in last three financial years 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and current financial year 2022-23  is given below:
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Financial Year
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2019-2020
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2020-21
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2021-22
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2022-23

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Households demanded employment 
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6.16
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8.55
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8.06
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5.09
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Households offered employment 
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6.15
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8.54
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8.02
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5.08

As per Section 29 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act , Central Government may add new works in the permissible list of works under Schedule 1 of the Act. Adding new works under Schedule 1 of the Act is a regular exercise and new works are added on the basis of merit in alignment with focus and objectives of the Act.
As per Schedule 1 of Act, there are 265 permissible works under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA.
The demand from States to add work in the list of permissible works is examined in consultation with stakeholders. Also, the list of permissible works is reviewed annually by a Committee of Central Government having different States as member of the Committee.
Recently, plantation of Dragon-fruit under horticulture plantation has been permitted under the Scheme against the request from States keeping in view the local requirement and adherence of the provisions of the Act.
Some of recently added works in the list of permissible works under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA are given below:
 Construction of bio-gas plant for individual;
 Unskilled wage component towards the construction of bio-gas plant for community;
 Maintenance of tunnel constructed by Border Road Organisation ; and
 Maintenance of bridges constructed by Border Road Organisation 
This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Rural Development, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Lok Sabha Today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM bows to Mahatma Gandhi on his Jayanti
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on the special occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.
In a X post, the Prime Minister said;
“I bow to Mahatma Gandhi on the special occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. His timeless teachings continue to illuminate our path. Mahatma Gandhi's impact is global, motivating the entire humankind to further the spirit of unity and compassion. May we always work towards fulfilling his dreams. May his thoughts enable every youngster be the agent of change he dreamt of, fostering unity and harmony all over.”
President's Secretariat
Press Communique
At a ceremony held today at 1030 hrs at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Shri Sanjay Kothari was sworn in as the Central Vigilance Commissioner. He made and subscribed the oath of his office before the President.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves creation of 7 posts of Principal Director and 36 posts of Director on regular basis in the Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service
Cabinet approves creation of 7 posts of Principal Director and 36 posts of Director on regular basis in the Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today has given its approval for 7 posts of Principal Director and 36 posts of Director on regular basis in the Armed Forces Headquarters  Civil Service, Ministry of Defence as part of restructuring .
Creation of regular posts in the AFHQ Civil Service will alleviate stagnation the cadre. It will be in the interest of better cadre management and bring improvement in the efficiency of the service. This would be an innovative measure entailing no additional cost but would bring benefits from the perspective of cadre management and enable its better utilisation.
Creation of regular posts in the place of “in situ” promotions will ensure more transparency in cadre management. Assigning of higher responsibilities on regular posts will result in greater productivity and accountability with respect to AFHQ CS officers.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
PM CARES for Children scheme
The Prime Minister has announced PM CARES for Children scheme to support children who have lost both parents or surviving parent or legal guardian or adoptive parents due to COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of the Scheme is to ensure comprehensive care and protection of Children in a sustained manner, and enable their well-being through health insurance, empower them through education and equip them for self-sufficient existence with financial support till 23 years of age. The scheme is accessible through an online portal i.e. pmcaresforchildren.in.
A calculated amount has been credited in the account of each identified child in such a manner that the corpus for each child becomes Rs.10 lakhs at the time of attaining 18 years of age. Children are entitled to receive monthly stipend between the age of 18 and 23 years, by investing the corpus of Rs.10 lakhs into Monthly Income Scheme of Post Office. They will receive the amount of Rs.10 lakh on attaining the age of 23 years. Children staying with relatives are receiving Rs.4000/- per month under Mission Vatsalya Scheme. Under the scheme, provision has been made for admission in the nearest Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan/Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya or Private Schools. Further, scholarship of Rs.20,000/- are provided to all school going children of class 1-12. Children are also assisted in obtaining education loan for Professional courses / Higher Education in India for which interest would be borne by PM CARES Fund. All children have been enrolled under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojna  with a health insurance cover of Rs.5 lakh. The coverage of health insurance would be provided till they attain the age of 23 years.
Children can also avail the benefits of ‘Swanath Scholarship Scheme for Students’ which is being implemented by All India Council for Technical Education  to study further in AICTE approved Institutions and courses. Under the scheme, Rs.50,000/- per annum is provided to each student for every year of study  as lump sum amount towards payment of college fee, purchase of computer, stationery, books, equipment, software etc.
These children are also covered under the initiative of AICTE, “Kaushal Augmentation and Restructuring Mission of AICTE” , for all AICTE approved institutions in the country to overcome the dual challenge of scarcity of skilled manpower in jobs and low skill level of those who are presently in jobs.
An amount of Rs.16.84 crore and Rs.4.44 crore has been transferred to 206 and 55 eligible children in the States of Rajasthan and Assam respectively under the PM CARES for Children Scheme.
Under the PM CARES for Children Scheme, the children have been given assistance for self sustenance, self-belief and motivation. The scheme is implemented nationwide and provides benefits for their comprehensive care and protection and economic independence.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Education
Quacquarelli Symonds  World University Rankings 2022: IIT Bombay secures first position in India, 177th in QS World University Rankings
Employer Reputation - the strongest parameter for IIT Bombay
Mumbai, June 9, 2021
IIT Bombay has secured first position in India and 177th rank this year in the Quacquarelli Symonds  World University Rankings . Three Indian universities- IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi and IISc Bengaluru achieve top-200 positions in QS World University Rankings 2022. The results were released on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 by QS, a British company. Congratulating IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi and IISc Bengaluru, the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi said that efforts are underway to ensure more universities and institutions of India scale global excellence and thereby support intellectual prowess among the youth. Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ congratulated the institutes and said that India is taking a leap in the field of Education & Research, emerging as a Vishwaguru.
IIT Bombay secured overall score of 46.4 out of 100. The Institute has a score of 51.3 in academic reputation, 79.6 in employer reputation, 55.5 in citation per faculty, 32.5 in faculty student ratio, 1.5 in international faculty and 1.6 in international students, all scores out of a maximum of 100 points. Among these six parameters, Employer Reputation indicated the strongest one for IIT Bombay with a rank of 72 globally.
The Director of the Institute, Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri in his remark said “I am glad to see that the Institute has done better on three of the key parameters  with respect to the last year. A much larger number of students were admitted to the Institute than earlier years, because of which we lost some points on the Faculty-student ratio, and our overall rank fell marginally. With the Institute progressing well on all fronts, we are confident of attaining much better rank in the coming years”. In the 2022 edition, the Institute performed among the top 14% in the QS World University Rankings.
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Ministry of Railways
Backlog of Vacancies
Indian Railways provide direct and indirect employment opportunities. Vacancies in the organization are filled through open recruitment. Indirect employment opportunities occur through schemes like Station Development Programmes that envisage private investments for construction, operation and maintenance of infrastructure, the commercial utilization of sparable Railway land and redevelopment of stations, all of which create many business opportunities and boost employment generation.
Figures of direct recruitment during last 3 years are as under:
This information was given by the Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Sankalp Scheme
In order to strengthen institutional mechanisms for skill development and increase access to quality and market-relevant training for youth across the country, Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion  was launched on 19th January, 2018 with an implementation period till March, 2023. SANKALP is a World Bank loan assisted scheme with the present agreement between Government of India and the World Bank for $250 million . The releases from the World Bank to Government of India is upon achievement of the agreed Disbursement Linked Indicators . SANKALP has three result areas namely  Institutional Strengthening at National, State and District level;  Quality Assurance of skill development programmes; and  Inclusion of marginalized population in skill development programmes.
The World Bank undertakes periodic implementation support missions to review the progress of the scheme. As per the aide memoire of the sixth implementation support mission conducted by the World Bank during 13-16 September, 2021, the scheme has been rated as “Satisfactory” on the overall implementation progress of the scheme while the progress towards achievement of program development objectives has been rated as “Highly Satisfactory” which is the highest rating as per the World bank rating criteria.
There are 08 DLIs for SANKALP with year-wise targets. As per the requirement of the World Bank, the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship has onboarded Indian Institute of Management  Indore as the Independent Verification Agency  to verify the DLI wise achievements. Till date, IVA has verified the achievements against the targets set for FY 2017-18 to FY 2019-20 and accordingly the World Bank has disbursed an amount of US$ 166.52 Million  to the Government of India under SANKALP.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Status of PM-KUSUM Scheme
Mumbai, 20 July 2023
A total of 113.08 MW capacity of small solar power plants each of capacity up to 2 MW under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan  Scheme till 30th June, 2023. Under the same scheme, 2.45 lakh pumps have been reported installed or solarized till that date, throughout the country, including the state of Maharashtra. The PM- KUSUM Scheme was launched in March, 2019 and scaled-up in November, 2020, to provide affordable and accessible power to the farmers. The scheme is demand driven and capacities are allocated based on demand received from the States/UTs.
The PM-KUSUM scheme does not specify price for the land to be taken from the farmers on lease. However, the scheme guidelines amended on 12.07.2023 allow States to announce land lease rates for solarization of existing grid-connected agriculture pumps and through feeder level solarization.
This was stated by the Minister of New and Renewable Energy and Power Shri RK.Singh in reply to an unstarred question in the Lok Sabha today.PIB Mumbai | JPS/ SC / DR
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Ministry of Steel
NMDC Delivers Strong Q2 and H1 Financials
National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.  under Ministry of Steel, the country's largest iron ore producer delivered another strong financial performance, with a 205% and 196% increase in turnover and PBT respectively in the second quarter of FY22. During Q2, NMDC has been able to outperform both production and sales over the CPLY. In this quarter, NMDC produced 8.77 million tonnes  and sold 8.99 million tonnes  of iron ore.
NMDC’s turnover for the Q2 of 2021-22 is Rs. 6794 crore as against Rs. 2230 crore over CPLY. NMDC’s Profit Before Tax  for the Q2 of 2021-22 is Rs. 3142 crore as against Rs. 1063 crore during Q2 of 2020-21, an increase by 196%. Profit After Tax  for Q2 of 2021-22 increased by 202% to Rs.2341 crores against Rs. 774 crores during Q2 of 2020-21.
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Particulars
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Q2 of CY Vs Q2 of PY
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% up
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H1 of CY Vs H1 of PY
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% up
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Production 
Sales 
Turnover 
PBT 
PAT 
EBITDA 
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8.77
8.99
6794
3142
2341
3203
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5.64
6.60
2230
1063
774
1118
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56%
36%
205%
196%
202%
187%
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17.68
18.43
13306
7405
5534
7525
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12.24
12.88
4167
1822
1307
1944
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44%
43%
219%
306%
323%
287%
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NMDC has produced 17.68 MT & sold 18.43 MT during the H1 of FY22 which is 44% & 43% more than CPLY. NMDC’s Turnover during the H1 of FY22 is 13,306 crore and PBT is 7,405 Crore in H1 which is 219 % and 306% more respectively than CPLY. This is the best ever H1 results for the company.
Shri Sumit Deb, CMD, NMDC said, “The demand for iron and steel has witnessed a boom in the emerging markets. As a key player in the mining industry, we responded with proactive production enhancement initiatives and are now reaping benefits of our agile response to the demand with an exceptional quarter. We aim to focus on capacity expansion initiatives and enforcement of digital infrastructure.”
President's Secretariat
PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU MEETS PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC OF SURINAME ON THE SIDELINES OF 17TH PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS CONVENTION
The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu met His Excellency Mr Chandrikapersad Santokhi, the President of the Republic of Suriname at Indore, Madhya Pradesh today .
Welcoming President Santokhi and his delegation, the President said that it is heartening to see his participation in the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention. She was happy to note that the Indian community in Suriname has maintained its cultural identity even after 150 years of leaving India. She was delighted to know that Suriname is celebrating 150th anniversary of arrival of Indians in June 2023 and wished the celebrations every success. She was proud to note that despite the large geographical distance, Hindi is widely spoken in Suriname.
The President said that cooperation between India and Suriname is progressing well. Regular high level visits are providing impetus to our growing relations. She reiterated India’s commitment for extending technical cooperation and contributing to capacity building and skill development in Suriname. The President said that we must work together to expand our trade for mutual benefit.
Both leaders also discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral relations and advance cooperation in trade, energy, technology and culture.
Prime Minister's Office
Delhi is the capital of a big economic and strategic power of more than 130 crore people, its grandeur should be evident: PM
Work is on for developing 21st century attractions in Delhi: PM
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today said that each and every city of the country, big or small, is going to be hub of India’s economy, however, Delhi, as national capital, should reflect the grandeur of 21st century India that is making its own presence felt in the world. He said many efforts are being made to modernize this old city. The Prime Minister was speaking after inaugurating the first-ever driverless Metro operations andlaunching the expansion of National Common Mobility Card to the Airport Express Line of Delhi Metro via video conference.
Shri Modi said that the government has incentivized electric mobility by giving tax rebates. He said that old infrastructure of the capital is being transformed into infrastructure based on modern technology. This thinking is reflected in provision of better living conditions to slum dwellers through regularization of hundreds of colonies and in turning old government building into environment friendly modern structures.
The Prime Ministers stressed that along with Delhi being an old tourist destination, work is on for developing 21st century attractions in the city. As Delhi is becoming a favoured destination of international conference, international exhibition and international business tourism, the country’s largest centre is being constructed in the Dwaraka locality of the capital. Similarly, work for the new Parliament building has commenced alongwith a very big Bharat Vandana Park. This will not only give employment to thousands of people from Delhi but will also change the face of the city.
While congratulating the citizens of the capital for the first-ever driverless Metro operations and launching of the expansion of National Common Mobility Card to the Airport Express Line of Delhi Metro, the Prime Minister said “Delhi is the capital of a big economic and strategic power of more than 130 crore people, its grandeur should be evident here.”
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Shri RK Singh holds bilateral meetings with Energy Ministers of Niger, Togo and Tonga; discusses cooperation in the field of Energy
Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy  and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri RK Singh held bilateral meetings with Madame Amina Moumouni, the Minister of Enery, Niger; Mr Marc Dederiwe Ably- Bidamon, Minister of Energy and Mines, Togo and Mr Poasi Mataele Tei, Minister of Energy, Tonga here today. The bilateral meetings were held on the sidelines of first International Solar Alliance  Standing Committee Meeting in New Delhi. During the meetings, the Minister discussed various issues pertaining to ISA and areas of bilateral cooperation between India and these countries in Energy sector.
Shri RK Singh welcoming Madame Amina Moumouni, the Minister of Enery, Niger
Shri RK Singh welcoming Mr Marc Dederiwe Ably- Bidamon, Minister of Energy and Mines, Togo
Shri RK Singh welcoming Mr Poasi Mataele Tei, Minister of Energy, Tonga.